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| - My good friend is going to move soon for school and we decided to get a group together and go for some dinner. Aladdin's was a central place so we all met up there. LET ME TELL YOU IT WAS WINE WEDNESDAY!!!! What a great day to come! $5 glasses of wine and $2 beers! It was amazing.
We started off with appetizers and then didn't stop for a long time.
Appetizers:
Hummus: A creamy blend of chickpeas puréed with tahini and lemon juice, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil: Yummy! AND Yelp gave me a coupon for a free small order. Let me tell you, that small order was great. I love the creamy texture. Yum. I sometimes think that it could be better but I do not know what I would pick out as missing.
Baba Gannouj: Fire-roasted eggplant puréed with tahini, fresh garlic, and lemon juice, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil: This is my jam. I love eggplant. And I love that it comes with a side of spicy sauce that you can mix in or just keep on the side. We destroyed this small plate. There was a bit of the hummus left over but none of this. Tasted very fire roasted and smokey. Yummy.
Loubie Bzeit vgn: Italian green beans sautéed with onions, whole cloves of garlic, fresh tomatoes, and extra virgin olive oil: Our group of friends has a little joke about loubie since one of us thought it was pronounced loogie (like spit). I thought the dish was good, but not the best version I have tried. I think it was because of the bean choices. I like rounder beans and these ones were the flat ones and there were not enough tomatoes in the dish. But I would still get it again because even if was slightly lacking it was still good.
Salad Entrees:
Chicken Mishwi Salad: Fire-grilled marinated chicken thigh over greens, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, calamata olives, scallions, and feta. Choice of dressing: We ordered this because we needed some fresh veggies. It was a salad. Not anything out of this world but it was good.
Pita Pizzas:
Ali Baba Pitza: Baba Gannouj topped with roasted eggplant, sliced tomatoes, feta, slivered calamata olives, and a sprinkle of oregano: This was my jam. I love the idea of using the pita bread as a pizza shell. This was a really good pizza BUT I will say we used that spicy sauce to sprinkle a bit on the top. It had a good flavor but no zing to it. I thought the addition made it perfect.
Sultan's Shawarma Pitza: Tahini Yogurt dressing topped with shawarma meat, onions, sliced tomatoes, diced cucumbers, and flakes of sweet basil: Oh yes. It was basically a gyro on a pizza. YUMMY. I would get this again for sure. I could not believe how much meat was on this pizza! It was over flowing with goodness. I do wish they had more cucumbers and less meat but then again I might be disappointed with less meat!!
It was a great night with great service and food. I cannot wait to go back on another wine Wednesday!!!
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